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set of fruit; there were scales scattered pretty generally on the 

 outer branches, yet not a bad infestation^ aLvuic. 'a v4^ were 



S^ t"S?"1 "'T '''' ''''' ^^"^^^ ^-- «" some^r^n l?es h 

 uit itse f also shownig some infestation. June ^oth sprayed 

 thorough y with P^-rol n-pp anrl ,.]n, ^ "^ ' ^P^^^^*^ 



parts; IJ, no obviius 'b^efi fb'e ,g S' ^pS"^ rT.f ^.f 

 ™.h the borticultural compound, . IZltZTX'n o wa ' 



Se t n,. fbi 7 '"'""f '?'"""S^ '" ■•^■"^i" unaffected. For 



tlie tune tl e spread was checked, but in August the insects were 

 agram so plentiful tl,at the tree was respraved wit The c«nUmd 

 at the sanje strength as before, Augist'sgth. T e ch^k Ik 

 t.me was less marked, and, on September ,6th sprayed vvith 

 equa parts of soluble petroleum and water. ThiTapplL j '^ 



reach alf theT" T'^^ '"r'"°" "* '"^ insects, buf 'did Tot 

 reach all the breeders, and, at all times until October iqth a 



few moving arva. could be found. November 2d 7^,e fo ia4 

 w-as pracfcally all gone, an<l the tree had matured 'a ma 1 crS 

 of v-ery „,ce frutt spurs. Where the scale was tl^ke the 

 scurf was dry, and no living insects were found; tat further 

 out on the branches, at the bases of the shoots, and 'round the 

 jonits there was a plenty for ne.xt vear. 



Tree 22— Japan Chestnut. Ma'rcb gth, gave the tree a mod 

 erate spraymg with caustic soda, not 'because it wa^TcaK ^tfd 



drSt I o , ^ ^ ■ "'"'• apparenth-, no harm had been 

 done by either the wmter or the application. No scale was 

 foind at tl,e Tnue e.Kamination, and though, later s^nWeiri 

 yiduals occurred, there was no breedin<r f here w's . 1, 

 bloon,, and the tree set a ridiculously^larJe'^cVfor^ ^^ 



:r 'Urtiy-drcrnut: '''"'■ "■'"* -- ^ '°^ °^ --" 



November 2d, was yet in almost complete foliage and no 

 sca.e was apparent. The tree has a bad position, panly Id d 

 by a grape arbor and crowded by other trees 



Tree 2:^—Grccnsboroug/i Peach. March 9th, sprayed with 

 caustic soda, 134 po^unds to 2 gallo^is of water. The tree wa 

 only slightly infested, and did not really need the TppHcItro'i 

 so no attempt was made to reach the tips of twigs. IMi?^ nS 

 wood was yery thoroughlv coated, however. April Stl after 

 rimming, sprayed with ''Salin.ene." i pound in ga io^n o 

 water, to see what would happen. " ^ ^ 



Leaf buds were pointing out April 26th: there was one 



